“I think he has a wonderful, wonderful personality”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed that he thinks it is “fantastic” that Joe Root has succeeded Alastair Cook as the country’s Test captain.
“He’s a wonderful player who has turned into a great player over the past few years”
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AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis have known each other for a long time, so it came as no surprise when the South Africa ODI captain lavished praise on his compatriot.
“As far as my career as captain goes, the board and the chairman will have the last say on that”
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Misbah-ul-Haq will be speaking to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan in the next few days about his future as Test captain. Continue reading
Mathews has not sufficiently recovered from the hamstring injury he suffered last month
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Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh as he has not fully recovered from a hamstring injury.
Smith will captain the Supergiants in the 2017 IPL
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Australia skipper Steve Smith has replaced Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the Rising Pune Supergiants’ captain for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
“When you’re struggling for form, that’s when the job hits you hard”
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Former all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has revealed that the England captaincy was “the worst job I’ve ever had”. Continue reading
“Just as when Joe was made vice-captain, that doesn’t necessarily mean Ben is going to be a shoo-in to be England captain”
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England’s director of cricket Andrew Strauss has revealed that vice-captain Ben Stokes is not necessarily “going to be a shoo-in” should newly appointed Test captain Joe Root be unavailable for a match. Continue reading
“I can’t imagine a scenario where a professional sportsman would turn down the chance to captain their country”
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England pace bowler Stuart Broad has revealed that he would love to be the country’s next Test captain if he were offered the opportunity.
“He believed that his batting is being effected due to extra burden of leadership”
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Azhar Ali has stepped down as Pakistan’s ODI captain following a heavy dose of criticism after his side’s 4-1 loss to Australia.
“I think he’ll cope with it brilliantly”
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Veteran England pace bowler James Anderson has backed Joe Root to rise to the occasion if Alastair Cook steps down as Test captain.
